Monthly Archives: November 2007

Shameless plug for a product that doesn’t make me any money: order your Frogsmoke mug now! It’s nearly Christmas, but it’s not too late to get your exclusive Frogsmoke mug. It’s the perfect collector’s item to celebrate the last days … Continue reading →

Cheesy girls, bound to smell better than the products they promote. They’re baaaaack: 12 Nude zodiac muses to add a touch of beauty to French traditional cheeses In an attempt to unite art and tradition, the From’ Girls 2008 calendar … Continue reading →

Welcome to the country of Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité: Youths have fought running battles with French police in a second night of violence in Paris suburbs, leaving more than 60 police officers injured. Five of the officers are said to be … Continue reading →

Clashing worlds: La Francophonie (left) and the Commonwealth If you thought that Anglo-French rivalry was dead, try attending a Commonwealth summit. The gathering of 52 leaders of the former British Empire in Uganda formally concludes today. But some of the … Continue reading →

No wife to bring, but Sarkozy doesn’t lack women to accompany him The French president broke with the protocol of his predecessors in more ways than one on his first visit to China when he introduced his mother, Andrée, 81, … Continue reading →

An interesting way to make photos: This is what they call a stereographic projection of an equirectangular panorama. I have no idea what that means, but I like the effect. The image was created from this panoramic photo: According to … Continue reading →

Culturepub was a popular French TV show in the nineties, dedicated to commercial advertising (“pub” stands for “publicité”). The show disappeared from TV some years ago, but is now making a comeback on the web. The culturepub.fr site hosts hundreds … Continue reading →

Another day, another FreakingNews photoshop contest, another homage to French painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Photoshoppers were invited to mark the 80th anniversary of candy brand PEZ, known for its creative dispensers featuring cartoon and movie characters. The contest winner was this … Continue reading →

A plot worthy of Dan Brown or Umberto Eco: ‘Cultural guerrillas’ cleared of lawbreaking over secret workshop in Panthéon The Panthéon, one of Paris’s most celebrated monuments, has played host to a bizarre sequence of events. For a year, under … Continue reading →

Riot grips Paris suburb after youths killed in police crash: Violence is flaring up again in the Paris suburbs, after the death of two teenagers in a crash with a police car sparked six hours of rioting by angry youths. … Continue reading →

Don’t count on French exiles in Switzerland to fill the holes in Sarkozy’s budget If Sarkozy was hoping that his tax reforms would bring back French tax exiles he was wrong. They’re still sitting on their millions and billions in … Continue reading →

The people at Metro Bits collect – among many things – subway logos. Since subways in most countries are called metro, most logos are variations of the letter M. If you have nothing better to do, try and find the … Continue reading →

Laurence Ferrari: Second hand, but low mileage It’s in the Daily Mail, so it must be true: Newly-divorced Sarkozy’s ‘close and loving relationship’ with the blonde TV star in a low-cut blouse She is arguably the most beautiful star of … Continue reading →

The best of the web and the international press. Enjoy! New towers for Paris Charles Bremner of the Times about the Paris mayor’s grand plans. Delanoe says that Paris, a relatively small city of 2.5 million, badly needs livening up … Continue reading →

On Flickr: the vegetable building in Paris. In reality it’s not vegetables, but bamboos that are growing. But someone on the corner of the fifth floor is cheating (inset). View large image on Flickr